Nearly two decades after she was forced to leave Kolkata following violent protests, exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasrin is set to return to the city on August 1 for an anti-fundamentalism literary event. This has triggered a fresh political confrontation between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
TMC MLA Akhruzzaman criticised the move and accused the controversial Bangladeshi writer of speaking against the Muslim community and Shariat. Meanwhile, BJP’s Agnimitra Paul projected Nasrin’s visit as symbolic of a changed political climate in West Bengal and criticised previous regimes for failing to protect her.
However, Nasrin’s proposed return underscores a broader reality of global politics. History is replete with examples of people whose prospects of returning have been shaped less by …
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